Background: My wife and I own a small computer shop. I have a 100 lb black lab named Rudy. I bring him to work with me every day. Sometimes it takes a few visits for new customers to meet him, as he likes to spend his days laying on the sofa in the back room.
Two days ago, customer #1 (a new customer) brings in a notebook and explains it is running real slow. She leaves it here for me and I diagnose a bad hard drive (slow sectors). I call her and explain they should get it exchanged under warranty (she didn't even know it was under warranty but I give her the information) to save money. She tells me her sister will pick it up the next day.
Yesterday, customer #2 (old-timer and BIG Rudy fan) was picking up her new machine and wanted to spend some time asking questions about uninstalling some software, etc. She spends some time playing w/ the dog and when done, Rudy retreated to his sofa (out of site in the back room).
As I was finishing w/ customer #2, sister of customer #1 (quite attractive, BTW, as are all the women in this story) comes to pickup the notebook and says something like, "I'm glad you guys are here. Most shops wouldn't have even researched the warranty and woulda charged me $300 to replace it."
At that point, customer #2 (the old-timer) chimes in, "Yep, this is a great shop. Knowledgeable and honest. And if that isn't enough, you get a lick from Rudy."
Are you getting this? Sister of customer #1 has never been here before, doesn't know me, has no idea I have a dog, and assumes (by her look, I assure you) that my name is Rudy, that I'm a pervert, and I want to lick her. That, this was an attempt to indoctrinate her into some weird computer repair/sex cult.
I've never seen someone leave so quickly. My wife commented that she seemed in a hurry, so I recapped the sequence of events for her and customer #2 (who was still here). They started laughing and agreed that I have now been elevated to neighborhood pervert.
And THAT is how rumors get started, I guess.
Two days ago, customer #1 (a new customer) brings in a notebook and explains it is running real slow. She leaves it here for me and I diagnose a bad hard drive (slow sectors). I call her and explain they should get it exchanged under warranty (she didn't even know it was under warranty but I give her the information) to save money. She tells me her sister will pick it up the next day.
Yesterday, customer #2 (old-timer and BIG Rudy fan) was picking up her new machine and wanted to spend some time asking questions about uninstalling some software, etc. She spends some time playing w/ the dog and when done, Rudy retreated to his sofa (out of site in the back room).
As I was finishing w/ customer #2, sister of customer #1 (quite attractive, BTW, as are all the women in this story) comes to pickup the notebook and says something like, "I'm glad you guys are here. Most shops wouldn't have even researched the warranty and woulda charged me $300 to replace it."
At that point, customer #2 (the old-timer) chimes in, "Yep, this is a great shop. Knowledgeable and honest. And if that isn't enough, you get a lick from Rudy."
Are you getting this? Sister of customer #1 has never been here before, doesn't know me, has no idea I have a dog, and assumes (by her look, I assure you) that my name is Rudy, that I'm a pervert, and I want to lick her. That, this was an attempt to indoctrinate her into some weird computer repair/sex cult.
I've never seen someone leave so quickly. My wife commented that she seemed in a hurry, so I recapped the sequence of events for her and customer #2 (who was still here). They started laughing and agreed that I have now been elevated to neighborhood pervert.
And THAT is how rumors get started, I guess.
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